Part I-Luna
The feeling of Demetri's hands roaming my body, finally found their way under my shirt. When his fingertips brushed my skin a moan escaped my lips. It felt like a relief, but the moan woke something in Demetri.
A low growl of want and need rumbled his chest. I arched my back causing my body to collide with his only making him groan once more. His length, growing hard against my thigh.
"Mmm Demetri," i moaned out again against his lips.
I felt a smile play on his face "You're playing with fire little bruja," He teased.
This time it was my turn to smile. With a little help from my magic and some strength i flipped us over so i was on top of him. I sat up straddling him, looking down into his eyes. "I'm not afraid to get burned." I said smiling mischievously at him.
Demetri raised his browns and a sexy smirk graced his handsome face. "You keep surprising me." He chuckled
I leaned down just a breath away from his lips. " you haven't seen anything yet."
I closed my eyes going in for another kiss, but before our lips could connect the sound of my phone interrupted us.
"Ugh," i ground eyes still closed i dropped my head on Demetri's shoulder. I felt his body shake with a laugh.
"get it" He said raising up to a sitting position, he kissed my forehead. Staying on his lap i reached into my jacket pocket retrieving my phone. I looked at the screen to see my uncles face and name flashing.
Then my eyes glazed over looking at the small clock at the top of my screen. 11:50pm is what it read.
"Shit!" I swore aloud jumping to my feet. Demetri looked at me in concern. "Oh no, it's not you. I'm just late for my blessing ceremony." I said walking back up to him touching his cheek. His tension immediately calmed under my hand as i answered my phone.
"Hello," i said preparing for the wrath.
"Luna Alexandria Luisa Demenez! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"I was getting to know my familiar, i lost track of time Tìo. lo siento." I apologized, but my eyes never leaving Demetri's.
"Ok great, you found your familiar. Are you bringing them to the ceremony."
Eyes still locked on Demetri, sitting on my bed patiently waiting for me.
"Maybe Tìo, look i gotta hurry and get dressed so i can get there. We'll talk later. Amor." I ended our call before he could ask too many questions.
Tossing my phone on the bed next to Demetri and kissed him one more time. Savoring it to the last moment.
"Hey this is gonna sound weird," i started he looking at him apologetically.
"It can't be as weird as it already is." He chimed a smile lighting his face causing me to smile in turn.
"Touché," i giggled. " would you like to come to my blessing ceremony?" I blurted out before losing the nerve.
Bracing myself for all possibilities, i was surprised when Demetri lifted from my bed and gripped my hands in his own. "Anything for you," he whispered, brushing a curl from my face. His hand rested on my cheek and i blushed.
I walked over to my closet grabbing my dress. I turned around to Demetri still smiling.
" 10 minutes and then I'll be ready."
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Part II- Demetri
When Luna returned to her room dawned in a white laced baby doll dress that hugged her in all the right places i couldn't help but stare.
You should pick up your jaw.
I heard Keno chuckle in the back of my mind. I subconsciously rolled my eyes at him, but did as he instructed. Trying to recover i smiled casually at Luna, "You look beautiful."
Smooth.
Shut u-
But before i could finish the thought i was over taken by the sweet smell of cinnamon, butter and warm bread. "Thank you." Luna said softly grabbing her jacket from the back of her desk chair.
She strolled over to the door, then stopped and looked at me opening her hand for me to take. "Come on, I'm gonna be later than i already am." The sweet giggle sent my heart flying.
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Luna hadn't let my hand go except to lock the back door of her house. We had been walking through the woods in silence for a while now.
"Luna," i said softly stealing a quick sideway glance at her petite form moving next to me.
"Hmmm?"
"Why did you ask me to come?"
For a moment Luna froze, "traditionally, a brujas familiar would have shown themselves long before the day of their 18th birthday," she began. I nodded following her through a small patch of trees.
"Familiars always attend their counterparts blessing, it increases the magnitude. My Tìo told me if i found you today, i should bring you." Again i nodded.
"Oh where here," she said cutting passed one more tree. We came to a bayou, surrounded in trees. There stood a small ran down house and a dock leading to the center of the swamps water.
"Where is here?" I said eyes wide.
"My mother's circle." She said softly gripping my hand tighter. I followed as she led me up to the small house. As we approached, a flamboyant man stood on the porch smoking what looked like a cigarette, but from the smell of it i knew it was something stronger. The man shared Lunas curls but his eyes shined a bright diamond blue.
"Well, well," he said raising a brow at me, while blowing smoke into the air. "A wereworlf, debería haber conocido."
The language was Spanish. I only could make out that he knew i was a wolf.
I looked to Luna who was half rolling her eyes but she smiled gripping my hand climbing up the small rickety steps to the old porch. "Tìo, meet Demetri." A light of amusement met his eye. Was i missing something.
"And now it all makes sense." He said turning to me. "Welcome." He said extending his hand for me to shake. As i took it the look on his eye flashed dangerously, "Please do not hurt my niece wolf, she maybe forgiving but i will not be."
A shiver hit my spine as his eyes lit up in amusement and he chuckled. "Tìo, that's not funny." Luna said punching him playfully while scolding him. "Did you know?"
Releasing my hand her uncle shrugged nonchalantly with a smile. "I knew the passage was in the book, if that is what you mean. But as far as knowing, no i didn't know you would actually ever end up with a werewolf as a familiar only that it was possible. There's no telling, you know that."
Luna pushed him playfully laughing. "You should have told me it was possible. And what it meant."
"Does it change how you feel for him?" Her uncles question knocked the wind out of my chest. And from the look on Lunas face the feeling was mutual.
Slowly Luna intertwined her fingers with mine once more. "No."
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Part III- Luna
It scared the shit out of me to tell my uncle about how i felt about Demetri. But it scared me more knowing Demetri was right next to me holding my hand.
Would knowing the truth about having Demetri as a familiar, it making me his mate, would it change how i felt?
"No," i breathed the words. I looked over at Demetri fearing the worse, but he only gripped my hand tighter. His blue eyes captivating me.
"Good," my uncle said. "Well then, i think it's time we get started."
He turned on his heel leading us into the house. I was greeted with all the witches Brujas and voodoo priestess of my mother's circle. Bombarding me with questions of life what, gift i hoped to be blessed with and the obvious, Demetri.
After giving answers i deemed acceptable, my uncle returned to the main room announcing it was time for my blessing ceremony to commence.
Everyone made their way out side while my uncle guided me and Dmetri to the edge of the dock.
My uncle began his speech, thank Selene for allowing me to see my day of blessing and praying i would be gifted with magic beyond imagine after my uncle concluded his speech he walked over to me passing me a sacred knife for the sacrifice.
I felt Demetri's hand tighten on mine. I looked into his sea blue eyes to see fear. I gripped his hand and smiled in return. "It's ok." I whispered reassuring him.
He hesitated for only a moment but let go. I slowly unwrapped the gauze from my right hand playing the blade in a free space and squeezing. Once warm blood filled my hand i released my grip. My uncle stepped to the side letting me reach the edge of the dock.
I held out my hand squeezing my blood dripping into the water below. At first there was nothing, but then the swamp began to glow. Changing from the murky green water to a soft purple. I tried not to let the sight effect me, keeping my heart rate steady. I began to chant.
"I ask the Goddess,
To come to me
To help me learn
And help me see
The Bruja I'm
meant to be"
As i complete the chant, the wind picked up, surrounding me. I began to hover off of the dock as soft purples and blues swirl around my body. I felt all my magic coursing through my body before screams and yells of terror ring out in my ears, and someone calling my name before everything going black.